FREDERICK, MD. — Greenberg Gibbons has broken ground on Frederick Brickworks, a new mixed-use project located in Frederick, roughly 50 miles northwest of Baltimore. Upon completion, the development will span 65 acres. Project costs are expected to total $450 million.
According to the City of Frederick, the project proposal calls for 1,260 residential units and 130,000 square feet of commercial space. The planning commission approved the master plan in October 2023, and Greenberg Gibbons closed on the land acquisition last month.
The site formerly housed the historic Frederick Brick Works factory, which opened in 1891. Brick manufacturing ended at the factory in 1946, and the company continued a construction materials business at the property until relocating in 2007.
Whole Foods Market will anchor Frederick Brickworks. Other confirmed retail and restaurant tenants include honeygrow, First Watch, Shake Shack, Dave’s Hot Chicken and Inspire Nail Bar.
The first phase of the development will also feature 332 rental apartments and 320 for-sale townhomes built by Wormald and NVR Inc.
Completion of the first phase is scheduled for 2028. The project is anticipated to support approximately 5,600 jobs — including 1,300 permanent positions and 4,300 construction jobs — and generate an estimated $181 million in annual business sales, $7.6 million in annual tax revenues and $52 million in annual employee compensation.
Headquartered in Baltimore, Greenberg Gibbons has a $1.6 billion real estate portfolio comprising more than 6.7 million square feet. The firm is currently underway on more than 55 projects across eight states.
— Hayden Spiess